The b. A. R. T. Unions have given notice, were 3 days, 1 hour and 59 minutes from the deadline of another possible strike. We have coverage from concerned commuters to tonights march and rally. The formal notice tonight from Union Leaders, were live at Union Leaders emerged after 7 tonight and gave their 72 hours notice. Reporter and then they went right back in to continue negotiating. The notice does not mean no talking. In fact, theyre expected to keep it at it for the next three days. But if recent history is a guide, here we go again. We dont want the system or the service interrupted. Reporter angry and frustated Union Negotiators have no choice but to give 72 hours strike notice. We cant continue to negotiate against ourselves. It takes two parties. Reporter its the same complaints that stopped trains and shuttered stations in july. A 30day contract extension was supposed to change the dynamic between the two sides. It has not. The things that we had signed, thought were agreed upon, they came back and said, no, these are no longer do we agree to them so weve gone backwards in the last 30 days. Reporter 30 days, half of them with the appearance of progress, negotiating teams coming and going, spending hours upon hours in a Downtown Office building, but ultimately no traction. We are not yelling at each other. Reporter shouting might be an improvement because whats been happening inside, mostly silence. You always have disagreements. Theres always different points of view. But at the end, people are willing to say, hey, i dont like this because of this. Can you move this. Can you do that . That is not happening right now. Reporter b. A. R. T. Spokesman calls the 72 hour notice disappointing and says the unions are the ones failing to respond to reasonable compromise. Were in there doing talking. Were back tomorrow. We can talk way past august 4th if thats what works. But a strike is only going to stall the process. Reporter at 9 00 tomorrow morning at the b. A. R. T. Board meeting, Union Leaders plan to make an appearance and ask the board to revamp these negotiations before its too late. Then they will make their way back over here to grand avenue to resume negotiations about 11 a. M. Talks here for the night ended within the past hour. Now to Eric Rasmusson on the show the Union Solidarity that snaked through the streets of oakland. Reporter things wrapped up here a couple of hours ago. Union leaders said the goal of tonights march was to unite riders and workers. Its a not clear if they won any new support tonight and even though theyre still 21 hours to work out a deal 72 hours to work out a deal, employees seem to be digging in and preparing for another strike. Strike strike strike reporter sounded more like a threat. Are you prepared to be on strike . Yes. Reporter patty shoehorn and her two children were among hundreds who joined this march. When do we want it . Now we want b. A. R. T. To negotiate on solid principles. Reporter danny ghofr tried to lend some star power to the fight. Im hear soully because of you. Not to take pictures, not to do anything, soully because of you. Reporter b. A. R. T. Employees say their fight is over workers safety and pay and benefits. But riders watching from the sidelines arent exactly sympathetic. Here we are. Theyre trying to win your support tonight. Well see. I dont see anybody making an argument to me. I just see it in the way of me getting home. I use b. A. R. T. Its frustrating. We dont want to go on strike. All i can do is ask them and try to get them to understand where were coming from. Reporter even if it means shouting to anyone who will listen. It was a peaceful march out here tonight. Look at this, our camera caught a union leader stopping a woman who was writing messages in chalk in the middle of the street. Two members much the b. A. R. T. Board of directors sat in on the talks today. They say they observed no progress being made. And at this point said a strike seemed probable. Whatever management is doing has not yielded the results everybody would like. James chang is the longest serving member. He said the board has been left out of the process but the woord has a board has a dut to be fiscally prudent. We pick up with amber lee, live in San Fransisco after talking with regular b. A. R. T. Riders who are already making other plans. Achler. Reporter tonight we spoke with workers at one business here in the financial district. They tell me they empathy with Union Workers but theyre caught in the middle. Its a busy week in this galleria. Theres the added stress of a possible b. A. R. T. Strike. Half the employees here say they rely on b. A. R. T. To get to work. Very worried to where i couldnt sleep just because im worried on how im going to get to my skwob, you know. I work two jobs. I live in fremont. Reporter the owner of the salon says 80 of his chients rely on b. A. R. T. So many are coming clients rely on b. A. R. T. He expects translations next week if trains stop rolling. Were on pins and needles and biting our nails in terms of the next 72 hours to see what happens. Reporter lessly chen says her commute from oakland to downtown San Fransisco is quick on b. A. R. T. By it means driving to work if theres a strike. Pay 30 to strike, oh. If we cant get here on time, whats going to happen . Oert these two started working here two days ago. She is dreading a strike. There should be a way to work it out. Reporter the employees are looking to each other for help car pooling. In ashleys case she plans to stay at a coworkers house in San Fransisco. If there is a strike, just like she did during the first strike in july. Bust out my roller bag again and pack a weeks worth of clothes. Reporter everyone cannot understand why b. A. R. T. And the union havent come it an agreement. And now its down to the wire again. And here is another look now at our countdown 00. A little more than three days until that union deadline. Stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. Get alerts on your phone or your tablet. The moment we learn from the strike is on or off. And later tonight, continuing coverage. We talk with businesses gearing up for a possible b. A. R. T. Strike. The preparations underway and one business that stands to benefit. Now to some developing news tonight from the state department in washington. Officials there have announced a plan to shut down all u. S. Embassies and consulates due to an unspecified threat. Theyre taking the action out of an abundance of caution but did not say how long they would remain closed. Egypt, iraq, and afghanistan are the focus. Sunday is a workday in those countries, but embassies in europe and latin america would be closed that day anyway. An alameda judge accused of stealing 1. 6 million from an elderly neighbor pleaded no contest today. Paul seemen was arrested in june of hast year after a twoyear investigation. Today he entered the no plea contest to charges of elder abuse and perjury. Instead of a prison sentence he gets five years probation. He is also barred from practicing law in california and is paid about 300,000 in restitution. His sentencing is set for october 22nd. The city of richmond will file a haw suit against chevron related to hast years refinery fire. The fire did great harm to the community and chevron needs to be held accountable. It was august 5th when fire sparked from a ruptured pipe and thousands went to the hospital complaining of respiratory problems. Richmond will now pursue a lawsuit. The mayor will hold a News Conference tomorrow. Chevron says a lawsuit would be a waste of the citys resources. California and nevadas lawmakers are going to team up to protect lake tahoe. The lake tahoe restoration act with california senators feinstein and boxer. It would authorize 415 million for environmental projects at tahoe and tahoe basin. A bay area teacher convicted of abusing his young students. The facts of this case are unimaginable. The trick he used and punishment hes facing. Im monitoring the fog and how it will impact temperatures tomorrow. Tomorrow. Up nex at ikea, we dont just design furniture. We design good mornings. Little experiments. Big ideas. Brighter ways. And better tomorrows you can take home today. Imagine if everyday was just a little bit better for everyone. Were new to town. Ells. Welcome to monroe. So you can move more effortlessly. We want to open a new account checking and savings. Well we can help with that. We tend to do a lot of banking online. You play . 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Its a wonderful day when women have additional Birth Control options available to them. Reporter despite todays new federal rules, some women may have difficulty getting plan b. One if the pharmacy chooses not to carry it, and costs may be a barrier for a lot of women. Reporter opponents say theyll fight emergency contraception. It encourages people to beiscuous promisecuous. Reporter two businesses have filed lawsuits saying the cost should be covered in their health plans. A multistate crackdown on i80 is being called a success in california. No fatalities were reported during the 8day period dubbed the i80 challenge. Highway patrol agencies took part in the safety challenge. From july 24th through the 31st, two people were killed in collisions. Those fatalities happened in nebraska and ohio. We have new information about a deadly shooting in antioch. Police say a gunman opened fire on two people in a car on delta fair boulevard. The male victim has been identified as 23yearold lavonte crumby. The other man is from vallejo. In oakland robbers are targeting construction workers. It seems to be happening more and more these days. As Ken Pritchard tells us, those robberies are becoming increasingly violent. Reporter today demolition pour these two construction workers. They must focus on the job. But also keep an eye out. You got to watch out. You got to watch out. You dont know what theyre going to do to you. Reporter theyve heard of the recent rash of robberies, just last night two construction workers remodelling a house were pistol whipped and robbed. Ronnie witnessed a different robbery after construction worker a few days ago. He was taking his wallet, i felt bad for the guy, he was bleeding and everything. You got the money and youre working and you got the tools, a quick supply for them. Reporter two doors down, we talked to contr actor anyout, anything of valul be taken. Reporter the gunpoint robberies are worrisome. When they came work inside, these two make sure to lock the door. Oakland police says it has increased patrols, reached out to neighborhoods to raise awareness and has investigators working on the matter. Google is preparing to launch its first smart phone with a made in the u. S. Stamp on the back. The moto x had go on sale in a month at all four major carriers. It is assembled in texas with parts from asia. It has 252 different color combination. It was a record day object wall street. Positive reports on u. S. Unemployment and chinese manufacturing set the dow jones and s p 500 to all time highs. The dow closed at 15,628. The nasdaq was up 49 and the s p 500 closed above 1700 for the first time ever, up 21 points today. New numbers reported today show automobile sales in june were up sharply compared to hast year. General motors reported sales were up 16 . Chrysler and ford had 11 gains. Toyota was up 16. 5 . Industry analysts say sale numbers are almost at prerecession levels. And federal job figures for the month of july are due out tomorrow and some economists expect the Unemployment Rate to dip. It fell to 326,000 hast week, the lowest level since 2008 and and the Unemployment Rate is expected to fall from 7. 6 per cent down to 7. 5 . New at ten, a landmark bar in the south bay is heading into its last weekend. It is set to close sunday after 36 years in business. Owner tony mckenna says the building changed hands and the new landlord wants more rent. Its emotional. I try to keep myself busy. The blues bar has been a haven for musicians and fans over the year. Mckenna says chris brown and the uptown blues band will be there on sunday night. The fog cleared from the coast and its working its way back in. We haveog fp to pacifica. And the fog will be back late tonight, early tomorrow morning and youll see it when you get up. The fog forecast for the morning hours, it will be more up in here. I think it will fill in more toward san rafael. You know it what it means, it means a warmer day. Conversion shrunk down a little bit. Its tightened up to 1300 feet which means there is not as much cool air moving inland and this heat, these 90s will start to work their way west. Friday looks like one of the warmest day of the week when i come back at 10 45 well go looking into the bay area weekend and ill show you whats going to happen. Storms are kicking up a lot of dust near phoenix. A huge wall of dust moved across the desert south of phoenix today. These clouds are called haboobs. Theyre common in dry areas like arizona and new mexico. Harvest time is here. We had take you to one napa valley winery celebrating extra early this year. You will die a little every day. A judge in ohio sentenced ariel castro to life in prison for holding three women hostage for more than a decade. One victim made an emotional courtroom speech condemning her abuser. Reporter michelle night one of the three women victimized by ariel castro for 10 years, had her moment. I will not let you define me. I will live on, you will die a little every day. Reporter despite agreeing to a plea that will keep him behind bars. Castro still put up a defense when he made his statement to the court. People are painting me like a monster and im not a monster. Im sick. Reporter but castro was painted a monster by his victims and by the therapist that will continue to help the victims for psychological and physical trauma. Judge Michael Russo claiming castro is a threat to society, a verdict that left the victims with a small sense of resolution. You took 11 years of my life away and i have gotten back. I spent 11 years in hell, now your hell is just beginning. Reporter in her statement michelle night also said she now hopes she can help others who have been victims. Ariel castro is sitting in jail waiting for paper work for his transfer to jail on monday. Garrett tenney. The board hasnt revealed how many complaints it received but did say it referred an Illinois Law Firm for further investigation. An attorney for that firm may have violated a 45 day waiting period by soliciting the attention of victim on a chinese social media site. He told one news outlet that victims need legal advise. Delta airline is launching a new shuttle between San Francisco and los angeles. The airline announced it will add one more flight in each direction. The flights will be run by delta. Crews at the winery in napa valley popped the cork on an early harvest. Workers celebrated the picking of the first 15tons of grapes for sparkling wine. Growers say the harvest in napa county is about a month ahead of schedule and the wineries say they are expecting an excellent vintage with plenty of grapes on the vine. Were posting more video of todays celebration at ktvu. Com. 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Reporter the jury began deliberating craig chandlers case late yesterday and this afternoon found the former School Teacher guilty of lewd and mischievous acts. The case got more attention when the School Principal andrin was convicted of a mid middemeanor. At least one of the parents that was in court today is incredibly relieved to be on the other side of this case. The facts of this case are unimaginable. The tragedy that was inflicted by mr. Chandler is unspeakable. Reporter chandler left the courthouse without speaking. The students testified about the acts that chandler described as school lessons. He will return here september 27th for sentencing. Since there are multiple victims he faces 75 years to life behind bars. In san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. New at 10 00, there was a special performance in oakland tonight. It was designed to help the families of a recent School Shooting of an 8yearold girl. Young models took the runway to benefit the family of cora deen. Alicia was shot and killed june 17th when a gunman rang the doorbell. Both girls had a history with the studio. They were best friends and they would come here and get on this runway from 6 00 and 2 00 till we had to tell them its time to go. They fell in love with the runway not just model but they were learning dancing and acting. Omaras daughter and granddaughter were wounded as well. No arrests have been made. The head of the High Speed Rail Authority is assuring california about safeguards on the